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;.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.;
%;.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.;%
&%;.¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨.;%&
¤&%;.¨¨¨¨¨ - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨.;%&¤
@¤&%;.¨¨¨¨ - - - - ELVES LIVE IN THE  LAND  - - - - ¨¨¨¨.;%&¤@
@@¤&%;.¨¨¨ - - - -  BEYOND THE GREAT  DAM. -  - - - ¨¨¨.;%&¤@@
#@@¤&%;.¨¨ - IT  WAS  BUILT IN THE LATE  SIXTIES. - ¨¨.;%&¤@@#
##@@¤&%;.¨ - - - THE ELVES  CAME  TO US THEN. - - - ¨.;%&¤@@##
#@@¤&%;.¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - ¨¨.;%&¤@@#
@@¤&%;.¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨.;%&¤@@
@¤&%;.¨¨¨¨ THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ¨¨¨¨.;%&¤@
¤&%;.¨¨¨¨¨ CAME TO  TRUST THEM.  - - - - - - - - US ¨¨¨¨¨.;%&¤
&%;.¨¨¨¨¨¨ KIDS WOULD  PLAY DOWN  AT THE WATER EVEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨.;%&
%;.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THOUGH WE WERE NOT  ALLOWED. - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.;%
;.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ -  -  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.;
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER  AT THE  DAMS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FOOT WOULD DRY  UP, REVEALING THE  ROCKY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WATER  GARDEN   THAT  HAD   BEEN  HIDDEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BENEATH, AND WE  WOULD GO THERE. - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - -  -  - BEFORE  THE DAM OPENED  AGAIN, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE WOULD BE A  SIGNAL, BUT  THE ELVES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WOULD MAKE  US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER  RISING, ALREADY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AT OUR KNEES. - -  -  -  - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ -  BY THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD  BE GONE. - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
;.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.;
%;.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.;%
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